In the museum of New York stand the exhibition of Chris Burden Retrospective call "Extreme Measures". In this exhibition one of the pieces need of a really special security.
"Tower of power" is an sculpture from 1985 and consists of 100 kilograms of gold ingots, put inside of a vitrine with the form of pyramid and put in a pedestal that puts the gold at the eye level. The figure are surrounded of tiny figures made of matchsticks and sewing needles like worshippers. The piece is install in a room wich is not so visible and when the visitors came to the work, they only can get in when they left their coats and bags in a locker making the person a private guard.
Also in the retrospective are the work "Dangling on the facade of the museum is Ghost Ship (2005)" and a pair of 36ft towers affixed to the roof. Some others works are also made of heavy materials wich weight like tonne.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/oct/04/new-museum-york-security-gold-display
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